If you have been the victim of an unlawful employer action and are considering legal action - the following are the 5 things which can ruin your claim and sink your lawsuit. We give a brief rundown of the types of compensatory damages employees who have had their rights violated can pursue in a legal action, as well as some of compensation limits - then we jump right in with what you absolutely shouldn't do if you find yourself as a plaintiff in an employment law dispute.

1. DAMAGE CLAIMS (EMPLOYMENT LAW)
5 “Don’ts” That Can Hurt Your Damage Claim

2. Types of Damages

3. Types of Damages
Compensatory Punitive

4. • damages for past pecuniary
loss (out-of-pocket loss)
• future pecuniary loss
• nonpecuniary loss (emotional
harm)
Compensatory Damages
Include:

5. Common Examples of
Compensatory Damages

6. • Emotional Anguish
• Pain & Suffering
• Inconvenience
• Loss of Enjoyment of Life
• Injury to Professional Standing
• Injury to Character &
Reputation
• Loss of Health
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7. Limits On Compensatory &
Punitive Damages

8. For employers with: Limits
15-100 employees $50,000
101-200 employees $100,000
201-500 employees $200,000
500 employees $300,000

9. Punitive damages are available only
• where the respondent acted with
"malice or with reckless indifference to
the federally protected rights of an
aggrieved individual."
Source: EEOC.gov

10. The Purpose of a Damages
Award

11. To restore the victim to the same
condition he or she would have prior
to the unlawful job loss.
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12. 5 “Don’ts” That Hurt Your
Damage Claim

13. Don’t #1

14. Don’t stop looking for a new job.

15. The law requires you make efforts to
“mitigate” or lessen your damages by
looking for other work.

16. It shows the jury that you are making
efforts to move forward with your life
and not sitting and waiting for a
paycheck from them.
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17. Make sure you keep track of all of your
efforts to find work such as date
applied, name of employer, and
response, if any.
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18. Don’t #2

19. Do not post things about your lawsuit
on social media (text messages, emails).

20. The employer’s lawyer is entitled to all
of this information and will ask for it
during the lawsuit.
If you have put something silly in
writing, rest assured that the jury will
see that as well.
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21. Don’t #3

22. Do not lie on your tax returns,
unemployment documents, or other
government submissions.

23. Juries look for reasons NOT to award
damages to employment litigants, and
one of the easiest ways to hurt your
claim is to lie on your tax return or other
sworn documents.

24. Don’t #4

25. Don’t spend more than you have.

26. Be smart with your money and don’t
count on a lawsuit as your savior. Until
you have your jury award in your hand,
anything can happen.
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27. Don’t #5

28. Don’t be frivolous with your damage
claims.

29. If you have been wrongfully terminated
and you are pursuing a claim for
damages…

30. Keep a written tally of the damages you
have suffered from loss of 401k to
unable to pay your mortgage, to credit
card debt (along with the invoices and
documents supporting the claim), and
present this to your lawyer on a regular
basis.

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